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EEG-vigilance differences between patients with borderline personality disorder, patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and healthy controls

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: EEG-vigilance differences between patients with borderline personality disorder, patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and healthy controls.

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Study at a glance

Area
Anxiety & Stress
Study type
Observational study
Authors
Hegerl U, Stein M, Mulert C, Mergl R, Olbrich S, Dichgans E, et al.
Journal
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Year
2008
Participants
60 (20 + 20 + 20)
Population
Adults
Protocol
EEG vigilance analysis

Key findings

  • Less stable EEG vigilance in borderline personality disorder than in OCD

DOI 10.1007/s00406-007-0765-8 → PubMed 17990048 →

Five minutes of resting EEG from 20 unmedicated people with borderline personality disorder, 20 with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 20 healthy controls were classified into vigilance stages. People with borderline personality disorder dropped to lower vigilance stages more than those with OCD, supporting the idea that their sensation-seeking may be a way of keeping the brain aroused.